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UPSC PYQPrelims 2026

Civil Services Examination · Question 14

Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W sit around a round table in eight different seats placed with equal distance between any two consecutive seats. Both P and R are adjacent to Q. Both T and R are adjacent to S. Both U and W are adjacent to V. S and W are on opposite chairs. If while going in the clockwise direction around the table from P, one meets R before T, then how many persons shall Q cross while moving in the clockwise direction around the table before meeting W?

  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 2
  4. 1
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Answer: (A) 5

Explanation

Order is P-Q-R-S-T consecutively; the remaining three seats hold U-V-W with V in the middle. W must be opposite S, fixing clockwise order P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W. From Q to W, Q passes R, S, T, U, V = 5 persons.